Victory Gardens for Bees

We're getting pretty close to Earth Day, so it's a perfect time to work with clay and seeds and petals and pods. We had a wonderf...

Imagine my surprise, dear reader, when I opened up my washing machine in the basement to discover a rather large queen bee resting in the...

Every time I teach a workshop, I delve a little deeper and wider into the topic. I am talking about edible flowers on Thursday, and so I ...

I have been experimenting with my spring slow-craft, making little hummingbird baskets. Inspired by hummingbird nests, these little baske...

 It's time to get kids planting seeds! The ritual of putting seeds in soil and watching them grow is one of the most beautiful things...

One of our Chinese Canadian neighbors has given us a lovely chayote squash to plant. There are three neighbors who grow them around here,...

Agastache foeniculum at UBC Farm   As an advocate for Vancouver's pollinators, I would like to encourage you to plant Anise Hyssop...